Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1633 1634 1635 1636 1643 1656

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexandra Geraldine Dace Denito, in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1633, has 64 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 56.3%, and the median days to allowance is 1340. The interview lift of 40.2% is high, indicating that interviews are a tool for increasing the 56.3% allowance rate. This 40.2% lift is a key factor for the 64 resolved cases analyzed in her docket.

Practitioners should prepare for a 1340-day timeline when working with this examiner in Tech Center 1600. The 40.2% lift from interviews suggests that verbal advocacy can improve the 56.3% baseline success rate. For the 64 resolved cases, the 1340-day median pendency reflects the pace of examination. Using the 40.2% lift is a path to overcoming hurdles and securing a patent grant in Art Unit 1633. These metrics define the prosecution environment under her review.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

56.3%
Allow Rate
-3.7% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+40.2%
Interview Lift
1340
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17788519 IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR DIRECT REPROGRAMMING OF CANCER CELLS INTO IMMUNE CELLS/ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS/DENDRITIC CELLS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18094695 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR MECP2 MODULATION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18420013 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING DRUG ADDICTION, METHOD FOR SCREENING THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DRUG ADDICTION AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DRUG ADDICTION Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17257796 RETROTRANSPOSON-BASED DELIVERY VEHICLE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18582620 METHODS AND MEANS FOR ENHANCING RNA PRODUCTION Non-Final OA CureVac Manufacturing GmbH
16820590 NON-NATURALLY OCCURRING CAPSIDS FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND/OR PROTEINS Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18763490 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING A TARGETED LOCUS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17413297 ANELLOSOMES FOR DELIVERING PROTEIN REPLACEMENT THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES Final Rejection FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS V, INC.
18279169 PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DYSTROPHIN-BASED MYOPATHIES USING CRISPR-CAS9 TO CORRECT DMD EXON DUPLICATIONS Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
17842891 HAIRPIN STRUCTURE NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES CAPABLE OF MODULATING TARGET GENE EXPRESSION AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17614795 METHOD FOR INHIBITING INFECTION AND ACTIVATION OF VIRUS Non-Final OA INSTITUTE FOR BASIC SCIENCE
18688475 COMPOSITION AND METHOD TO TREAT CACHEXIA Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
18269141 TREATMENT FOR LYSINE DEGRADATION-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
17942951 GROUND MEAT REPLICAS Non-Final OA Impossible Foods Inc.
17378274 HUMAN MIRNAS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND THERAPY OF HUMAN CONDITIONS AND DISEASES Final Rejection THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
17277397 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF LMNA EXPRESSION Final Rejection THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY , DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV
17497725 NOVEL CRISPR DNA TARGETING ENZYMES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ARBOR BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17788524 BODY FAT REDUCING AGENT AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF REDUCING BODY FAT Non-Final OA INNATE CELL THERAPY INC.

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